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Howard, Philip S. S. – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2014
From the frequency of the racially motivated and racially justified slayings of black youth to the increased popularity of blatantly derisive racist humor, the enactment of race and racism appears to have become more defiantly overt and unapologetic. Consider the slayings of Trayvon Martin, Renisha McBride, and Jordan Davis, whose armed white…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Political Issues, Presidents, Racial Attitudes
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McGrail, Ewa; Rieger, Alicja – Educational Forum, 2014
This article explores instances of humor in literature as it relates to children with disabilities and offers ways to help children and adolescents build an authentic understanding of disability and disability humor. The prevalent message in the books reviewed is that children with disability not only appreciate humor but also can produce various…
Descriptors: Humor, Children, Disabilities, Adolescents
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Jones, Janice E., Ed.; Baran, Mette L., Ed.; Cosgrove, Preston B., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The definition of education and learning has been changing in recent years, as the field experienced, and is still experiencing, many changes. One of those changes is a rise in adult learners in higher education. In order to cope with this particular change and set their classrooms up for success, it is vital for educators to be aware of and…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Adult Learning, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students
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Göksel, Sule; Rakicioglu-Söylemez, Anil – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
The study aims to explore English as a foreign language (EFL) pre-service teachers' conceptions of the characteristics of an effective EFL teacher. Additionally, the study attempts to evaluate the role of EFL teacher education programs on EFL PTs' perceptions of being an effective EFL teacher. The data were collected through concept maps from a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Reddington, Elizabeth – Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2015
The past two decades have seen a growing interest in the role of humor and play in second-language (L2) learning and teaching. Drawing on the methods of conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics, researchers have sought to understand how teachers and students "do" humor and play, what functions humor and play serve,…
Descriptors: Humor, Play, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Istifci, Ilknur – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This study aims at investigating compliment responses of Turkish and Chinese EFL learners by collecting data via a Discourse Completion Test. The participants of the study are Lower-Intermediate and Intermediate Level Chinese and Turkish EFL learners and native English speakers. The first purpose of the study is to compare Turkish and Chinese EFL…
Descriptors: Turkish, Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Polacek, Cheryl Birdhat – ProQuest LLC, 2017
American Indian students who have attended tribal colleges have expressed gratitude, appreciation and pride in their educational and cultural experiences at these institutions. Most of the 37 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in the US and Canada currently offer two-year degree and certificate programs. Many American Indian students who wish…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Student Attitudes, Whites, Institutional Characteristics
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Vandergriff, Ilona – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2016
"Second-language Discourse in the Digital World" illustrates a new, practice-driven approach to technology in second-language (L2) learning that begins with what L2 users do when they connect with others online. With its rich set of examples from a number of different languages and a variety of digital platforms, in and beyond the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology, Semiotics
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Canestrari, Carla; Bianchi, Ivana – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
According to the cognitive approach to humor, the comprehension of humorous texts implies recognizing an incongruity and resolving it. This article studies whether the cognitive process involved in the recognition of incongruity is affected by the conditions that make contrariety evident or only analytically recognizable in the perceptual domain.…
Descriptors: Humor, Cognitive Processes, Recognition (Psychology), Stimuli
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Strick, Madelijn; Holland, Rob W.; van Baaren, Rick B.; van Knippenberg, Ad – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2012
Three experiments illustrate that humor in advertisements prevents the development of negative brand associations due to resistance. Previous research on humor in advertising suggested that humor can counter negative responses during ad processing, but less is known about the effect of humor on the development of negative brand associations in…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Affective Behavior, Humor, Organizations (Groups)
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Andersen, Ditte – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
A popular notion refers to laughter as ''the best medicine,'' and a stream of psychological research encourages treatment providers to use humour as a therapeutic tool. However, remarkably few studies have investigated client perspectives on professionals' use of humour in everyday practice. Drawing on ethnographic data from fieldwork in two…
Descriptors: Humor, Drug Rehabilitation, Ethnography, Drug Abuse
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Nordin, Norazah; Norman, Helmi; Embi, Mohamed Amin; Mansor, Ahmad Zamri; Idris, Fazilah – International Education Studies, 2016
The rapid advancement of emergent learning technologies has led to the introduction of massive open online courses (MOOCs) which offer open-based online learning courses to a large number of students. In line with the advancement, the Malaysia Ministry of Education has recently initiated Malaysia MOOCs via collaboration with four public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology
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Keen, Cheryl H.; Woods, Robert – Journal of Transformative Education, 2016
In this article, we interpreted, in light of Mezirow's theory of transformative learning, interviews with 13 educators regarding their work with marginalized adult learners in prisons in the northeastern United States. Transformative learning may have been aided by the educators' response to unplanned activating events, humor, and respect, and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Teaching Methods
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Evans-Palmer, Teri – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2016
Teaching art well in the Conceptual Age requires more from preservice art teachers than knowledge and skills; candidates will need capacities that inspire joy, empathy, and innovation (Pink, 2006). Dispositions that contextualize these capacities come from the affective aptitudes of teachers' inner lives where feelings, perceptions, and beliefs…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Art Teachers, Self Efficacy, Humor
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Sulkowski, Michael L.; Bauman, Sheri A.; Dinner, Stephanie; Nixon, Charisse; Davis, Stan – Journal of School Violence, 2014
This study investigates how students respond to peer aggression. Results indicate that boys tend to use more retaliatory responses to peer aggression compared with girls, who are more likely to confide in their friends. The use of humor in response to being victimized also was found to be a promising way to respond to being victimized, especially…
Descriptors: Victims, Aggression, Student School Relationship, Correlation
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